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Happy May Day!

There’s an old-time tradition of hanging May baskets on people’s doors on the first day of May (May Day). Small paper cones or other containers would be filled with candy, small gifts, or flowers, then hung–anonymously–on someone’s door. Of course, hanging a May...

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Spring Flower Round-Up

I ADORE spring in Appalachia when the most amazing wildflowers put on a show. While there are certainly some showy flowers out there, the ones I like best are the sweet little flowers poking up through last autumn's leaves. Hope for another year in shades of pink,...

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Book Lover Handbag

I've been remiss in bragging about my fabulous Christmas gift from my husband. I MAY have dropped a pretty strong hint that this is what I wanted, but he gets all the points for following through. When I'm out and about with my crossover bag I get tons of compliments...

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Her Last Communion

We took communion at church last week during our Ash Wednesday service. Communion is a joyful sacrament. But as we enter Lent, it's solemn as well. And as I took the bread and the juice, I remembered watching Betty--one of the saints of the church--do the same more...

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The Annual Spring Tease

Spring approaches in the mountains in fits and starts. Days in February alternate between bone-chilling cold and balmy. Last week we were threatened with snow and Thursday is supposed to hit the upper 70s. And all the signs of spring are here trying to trick us! The...

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